The latest news from our
missionary....Part I
>Subject: Re: Springtime Sunday
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>Hello Everyone,
>Mama, Thank you for asking for
President Wong's help so quickly. Please
also thank him from me for responding immediately.
>Quintus,
Thanks for your email and for sharing your personal experience with your
companion. It is true that everyone is different and have
different ways of dealing with situations or reacting to them. … nor am I in Sanchong anymore, so I'm glad you found it on the map, but
it isn't where I am anymore. It'll be a
bit easier to find the place I'm in now on the map. I'm...well, I'll finish responding to
everyone's email before I get to that.
>Hey Lanzer. I'm not sure I quite understand what that was
that you sent to me, but it was nice to see your picture. You are what people here would call shuai (pronounced "sh +
why" with a fourt tone...Ask mama what that is,
she'll know - it's that same tone as love-ai!).
>Oh my goodness Mama, what a
start to the email - hard to be-leaf!
The last week spent in Sanchong it rained like
crazy. It was definitely the heaviest
downpour that I've ever ridden a bike through.
There was also some flooding in Sanchong as a
result. I told my companion at the
beginning of the week that it would rain all week. I said that the sky was going to cry because
I was leaving. He told me, "you don't know that you're leaving". And I told him, "but the sky
does". And it did.
>I'm going to send this now and
start again just in case....
Part II
>Subject: Re: Springtime Sunday in
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>I think that worked.
What a relief.
>...It was great to talk with those of you I was able to
on Mother's Day. I'm glad you got my
letters...thanks for sending them out.
And yes I'm happy with the changes that have taken place this movecall.
>I'm glad things are going good at primary for you
Mama. Sorry about the Gibbons
moving. I know she's good. I always enjoyed her playing the flute
too. You, Mama, are what they would call
here xinku (pronounced "Shin-coo" Shin
first tone, coo third - which is a high tone then low, a member could help you
with it if you wanted. It's what you'd
call anyone who's a really hard worker.
The Taiwanese people do recognize that us missionaries are and ofter say to us we're very xinku. We ofcourse play it
off like we're not, but we are. The ku is like cool without the "l".
>The Taibei temple was small,
and yes I've only been once. Next week
will be my second time. I will remember
Kathy when I attend and definitely add her name to the roll. Also Marylin, she
and her daughter need the gospel more than anything else. Unfortunately her current lifestyle would
disqualify her from being baptized. But
through Christ, anyone can change.
>Very quickly now, I'm in
>I love you all so very much. Until next week (Wednesday),
>Tyrus